| System Name | Moving into the mobile space |
|---|---|
| Processor | 7940HS |
| Motherboard | HP trash |
| Cooling | HP trash |
| Memory | 2x8GB |
| Video Card(s) | 4070 mobile |
| Storage | 512GB+2TB NVME |
| Display(s) | some 165hz thing that isn't as nice as it sounded |
| System Name | MoneySink |
|---|---|
| Processor | 2600K @ 4.8 |
| Motherboard | P8Z77-V |
| Cooling | AC NexXxos XT45 360, RayStorm, D5T+XSPC tank, Tygon R-3603, Bitspower |
| Memory | 16GB Crucial Ballistix DDR3-1600C8 |
| Video Card(s) | GTX 780 SLI (EVGA SC ACX + Giga GHz Ed.) |
| Storage | Kingston HyperX SSD (128) OS, WD RE4 (1TB), RE2 (1TB), Cav. Black (2 x 500GB), Red (4TB) |
| Display(s) | Achieva Shimian QH270-IPSMS (2560x1440) S-IPS |
| Case | NZXT Switch 810 |
| Audio Device(s) | onboard Realtek yawn edition |
| Power Supply | Seasonic X-1050 |
| Software | Win8.1 Pro |
| Benchmark Scores | 3.5 litres of Pale Ale in 18 minutes. |
The 750i/780i/790i chipsets ran pretty hot and were basically warmed over 650i/680i's. Nvidia basically gave up on enthusiast chipsets after Intel screwed them over by changing the VRD specification just before the Wolfdale/Yorkfield (Penryn) architecture launched. The 650i/680i was supposed to have full 45nm support (some vendors like Gigabyte with their N680SLI-DQ6 got slapped so badly for advertising the board as such that they never even produced a 700 series chipset board), but it was pretty clear Intel wanted Nvidia out of chipset business long before Intel denied them a continuance of the licensing deal when Intel moved from FSB to QPI/DMI. Cue lawsuit, subsequent settlement, and revised licensing deal.
